USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) / Bois Belleau (R97). Drawing by Joan Mañé
USS Belleau Wood was a United States Navy Independence-class light aircraft carrier that operated in the Pacific Theater during World War II from 1943 to 1945. Initially ordered as a light cruiser of the Cleveland class, she was converted to a light carrier during construction to meet wartime needs. Originally named New Haven, she was renamed Belleau Wood after the Battle of Belleau Wood in World War I.
The ship later served the French Navy during the First Indochina War as Bois Belleau, before returning to the U.S. in 1960 and being scrapped the same year.
